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You know I love getting up in the morning
when the sun first strikes the trees

all the morning birds that sing above
still bring back memories
of a girl who stood beside me
when the rights I did were wrong
But she went back down the river
just when I thought I could be strong
So I sing
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She never told me why she left me
but the letter said goodbye

now my mornings are for wond'ring
and my nights to reason why

why a stranger comes to steal the love
of a girl I had to hold
But she went back down to steal the love
of a girl I had to hold
But she went back down the river
just when I thought I could be strong
when I thought I could be strong
So I sing

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